Jimmy BuffettI was supposed to have been a Jesuit priest or a Naval Academy gradThat was the way that my parents perceived meThose were the plans that they hadThough I couldn't fit the part too dumb or too smartAin't it funny how we all turned outI guess we are the people our parents warned us about

You know I could have worked the rigs when the money was big Or hopped a freighter south to TrinidadAnd when they tried to draft me I earned a college degreeBuyin' time till things were not so badBut when I got a guitar found a job in a bar, playin' acid rock til I was numbTell me where are the flashbacks they all warned us would come.

Chorus:We are the people they couldn't figure outWe are the people our parents warned us about

Hey hey, Gardner McKay, take us on the leaky Tiki with youClear skies bound for Shanghai, sailin' on the ocean blue

Now I got quarters in my loafers tryin' to fight inflationWhen it only used to take a centSometimes I wish I was back in my crashpad days before I knew what cash flow meant

Seems everybody's joggin' or heavy into health shitDon't tell me that I ought to get rolffed

'Cause I love cajun martinis and playin' afternoon golf

Chorus:We are the people there isn't any doubtWe are the people they still can't figure outWe are the people who love to sing "Twist and Shout"(Shake it up, Baby now)We are the people our parents warned us about.